Wheeled figure toy



June 13, 1950 T. E. MCAvoY 2,511,169

WHEELED FIGURE TOY Filed Aug. 9, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 @Ml/IW June 13, 1950 T. E. McAvoY WHEELED FIGURE TOY 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 9, 1947 Patented June 13, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention relates to baby strollers having attached thereto a form of animated toy.

An important object of my invention is to provide a baby stroller of tricycular construction, on the front wheel of which is mounted an animated toy; the animation being provided by a pendulating and frictional action. The wheels of the toy riding in a groove in the outer circumference of the front wheel, and the pendulating action being caused by a counterweight mounted on a disc set eccentrically on the hub of the said wheel. The said wheels of the toy being kept in constant contact with the rim of the stroller wheel by their mounting wire rods, which are attached to the eccentric disc, and are bent to provide the necessary resiliency to keep the wheels in contact with the rim of the front stroller wheel.

A further object of my invention is to provide an animated toy: in this instance, a cyclist mounted upon a bicycle, the wheels of which are caused to revolve by the front stroller wheel and give animation to the legs of the cyclist while the stroller is being propelled either forward or backward.

A still further object of my invention is to provide an animated toy that is caused to ride in a predetermined arcuate course upon the outer rim of the central front wheel of the tricycle in an up and forward, down and backward movement, while the stroller is being propelled either forward or backward.

Other objects and advantages inherent in my invention will become readily apparent from the ensuing description and the accompanying drawings, in which like parts are designated by like numerals, and in which:

Fig. 1 represents a perspective view of my invention showing an infant, in dotted lines, in the cab thereof.

Fig. 2 represents a side view of the animated toy connected to the front wheel of my invention.

Fig. 3 represents a side view of the front wheel of my invention showing its connected animated toy in two positions: one solid, and one in dotted position.

Fig. 4 represents a side view of the front wheel of my invention showing its connected animated toy in two reversed positions: one in solid lines; one in dotted lines, indicating the path of travel.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of my invention taken substantially on lines 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional View of a portion of my invention taken substantially on lines 6--6 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the illustrations, my invention is generally designated 'I and consists of a frame 8, on which is mounted a cab 9. On the rear part of the frame 8 beneath the cab 9 are mounted two wheels I6, one on each side. On the back end of the cab 9 are mounted handle bars II, used for propelling the stroller forward or backward. The front end of the frame 8 is forked at I2. The inside of the fork I2 being countersunk at I3 to provide a bearing for the axle I4 of the front wheel I6, which revolves upon the axle I4 by means of its bearing I5.

Also revolving upon the bearing I5 is a disc I'I, which is mounted eccentrically thereon. On an arm I8 attached to the disc I'I is mounted a weight I9, held by bolt 20 in nut 33.' Also mounted on the disc Il, opposite the arm I8, are two wire rods 2I, bent at 22 to provide the proper resiliency to keep the wheels 24 and 25 of the bicycle 26 in constant and varied frictional contact with the groove 28 on the rim of the wheel I6. The outer end of the arms 2I are bent at 23' to provide hubs for the bicycle wheels 24 and 25.

The bicycle wheel 24, by means of a belt 35 and pedals 36, causes the legs of the cyclist 2'I to pump up and down, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, when the bicycle wheels 24 and 25 are frictionally revolved by the turning of the wheel I6 as the stroller 'I is propelled forwardly or backwardly by pushing or pulling on the handle bars II. A strap 32 may be attached to the cab 9 to keep an infant or child 34 safely seated in the cab.

When the stroller 9 is standing still, the weight I9 will cause the bicycle toy 26 to be positioned at the top of the wheel I6. As the stroller is propelled forward by the handle bars II, the revolving of the wheel I6 will, by means of its rim groove 28, cause the wheels 24 and 25 of the bicycle 26 to rotate, as has been previously described, animating the cyclist 2'I. As the stroller is propelled forward, friction between the wheel I6 and the bicycle wheels 24 and 25 is gradually increased, slowly propelling the bicycle 26 backwardly in the direction of the arrows 29 in Fig. 4, the weight I9 being revolved in the direction of the arrow 30.

As the bicycle 26 reaches the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 4, the disc I1, to which it is eccentrically mounted, causes an easing of the frictional contact between the bicycle wheels 24 and 25 and the stroller wheel I6 so that the weight I9, which is oppositely positioned upon the disc I1, will begin swinging in the direction of the arrow 3l in Fig. 3, causing the bicycle 26 to move from the position, shown in solid lines in Fig. 3, to the position shown by dotted lines in the same gure. This initiates a pendulating action of the arm I8 and the weight I9 causing the bicycle 26, together with the cyclist 21, to move upward and forward, and backward and downward in a restricted arc as shown in the Figs. 1, 3, and 4. This pendulatingr motion will continue so long as the stroller 9 is being propelled, either forwardly or backwardly.

An animated toy mounted and controlled in this manner will., by its advancing and retreating action, be sure to keep the attention of any infant or child riding in the cab of the stroller, providing a sure means of amusement and divertisement for the said infant or child.

It will be understood that modiiications of the structural features of my invention may be resorted to without departure from the nature or spirit of my invention, and I wish that my invention be construed as of the scope dened in the subjoined claims.

Having thus disclosed and revealed my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a stroller toy of the character described having a forward traction wheel, toy support means mounted eccentrically on the aXle of the said traction wheel, a bicyclist toy mounted resiliently on the said toy support means and having its wheels in frictional contactual relationship with the said traction wheel at its periphery, and pendulating means secured to the said toy support means in substantially diametral relationship to the said bicyclist toy.

2. In a stroller toy of the character described a forward traction Wheel, toy support means 3 mounted eccentrically on the axle of the said traction wheel, a bicyclist toy mounted resiliently on the said toy support means and having its wheels in frictional contactual relationship with the said traction Wheel at its periphery, and pendulating means secured to the said toy support means in substantially diametral relationship to the said bicyclist toy, one of the' wheels of the said bicyclist toy being connected to the pedal structure thereof by transmission means effectuating rotation of the said pedal structure, the feet of the said bicyclist being articulate and being secured to the said pedal structure to effectuate animation of the said bicyclist toy during forward and reverse movements of the said traction wheel.

THEODORE E. MCAVOY.

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